Note Rush: Learn to Read Music

A fun game for practising note reading on the music staff to help you learn piano, keyboard, flute, saxophone, violin, or any other instrument! Note Rush uses the microphone to listen as you play each note like you would with note reading flashcards, only these flashcards check that you’re playing the right note before moving on!

Choose from a bunch of fun themes and race to earn stars and beat your best time! Note Rush is great for teaching keyboard geography by making sure each note is played in the correct octave! A music theory must-have for learning sight reading at all levels of music education.

“Note Rush is a motivating app that engages students to improve quickly with their note reading skills. It is definitely one of my top favorites and will be used often!” – Jennifer Foxx, musiceducatorresources.com

“Note Rush is a great way to review notes for the One Minute Club.” – Susan Paradis, susanparadis.com

Listens to Your Instrument——————————Note Rush helps students learn a strong association between notes on the page and keys on your instrument by using your device’s microphone to detect when you play each note. Works with pianos, keyboards, flutes, violins, you name it! (See Q&A below for more about supported instruments.)

Student-paced——————Note Rush goes as fast or as slow as the student with no time limits, so is suitable for complete beginners right through to being a fun challenge for professionals!

Grand Staff Context———————–The whole grand staff is always visible, showing each note in full context and helping students learn how notes are spaced out across the two staves.

Octave-Sensitive Keyboard Geography———————————————It’s a “B”, but which “B”?? Note Rush teaches keyboard geography by making sure you’re getting the note in the right octave every time.

Great for Home Practise——————————Students will rush to their instrument at home every day with NoteRush, chasing that elusive high score! Unlike flashcards, children can drill note identification at home with no music-reading parent required to check if they’re getting them correct – Note Rush checks for you! Play every day and you’ll soon be able to name and identify notes instantly!

Levels——-Note Rush has five built-in Levels, from Middle C-Position right through to the full grand staff with 2 ledger lines above and below. Plus select between Treble Clef, Bass Clef or both! Full customisation of specific note selections is coming soon.

Replace Your Flash Cards——————————Use Note Rush instead of printed flash cards. Note Rush was in-fact designed to replace the cards used in One Minute Club – a challenge you can run in your studio where students have to complete a given level in under a minute. Try it today!

Having trouble? See noterushapp.com/troubleshooting for some suggestions.

—Note Rush is made by Thomas Grayston, a software developer, pianist, and husband to a piano teacher.